Help eliminate hunger in our state
Call or email your local representative and senator to let them know where you stand.
Help us advocate for programs and policies that bring relief to individuals and families struggling to get by.
Contact your Senator to let them know you support full funding for SNAP (food stamps) and other federal nutrition programs.
Contact your Representative and tell them that Maine needs strong SNAP, General Assistance, school nutrition, and summer meals programs.
Call or email your local representative and senator to let them know where you stand.
The Advocacy Advisory Council builds our advocacy agendas to address root causes of hunger by working with our Board of Directors, teams, local families, and community organizations.
Join the council to participate in consensus decision-making to develop a Lead and Support agenda that will establish Good Shepherd Food Bank’s advocacy priorities. Sign up for the Good Shepherd Food Bank newsletter to be notified when applications for the Advocacy Advisory Council become available.
Meet our team that advocates on behalf of Mainers at risk of hunger.
Amy Sassi, vice president of public policy and research, joined the Food Bank in December 2019. Her work includes state and federal advocacy, working with partner agencies to utilize research tools to assess the impact of our work, and engaging our Board, donors, volunteers, community, and those who have lived experience of hunger in grassroots advocacy. Sassi’s work is grounded in building relationships with elected officials and staff on all sides of the political aisle. You can find her in Augusta, DC and on the road throughout Maine.
Sassi was previously employed by AARP Maine as the advocacy director and built the successful Tuesdays at the State House constituent engagement program. She began her career at Preble Street, a social services organization in Portland, Maine, and oversaw the Maine Hunger Initiative, Healthcare Outreach to Veterans, and Homeless Voices for Justice.
Sassi is a volunteer with The Prouty, the Eastern Trail Alliance, and is a board member of Portland Ovations. She cares deeply about the “New Mainer” community and organized the 2019 Welcome Picnic for 300+ asylum seekers. Sassi grew up in Buxton and is a proud graduate of Catherine McAuley High School. She graduated from Saint Anselm College with a BA in Politics, New York University with an MS in International Development.